02/24/21 Ars Technica Lone high-energy neutrino likely came from shredded star in distant galaxy The finding provides evidence that tidal disruption events can also be cosmic particle accelerators.
02/12/21 TRIUMF Dr. Nigel Smith appointed as next Director of TRIUMF Smith, executive director of SNOLAB, has been selected to serve as the next director of TRIUMF.
02/05/21 Science Postage stamp to honor female physicist who many say should have won the Nobel Prize On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the US Postal Service will issue a stamp commemorating Chien-Shiung Wu.
01/27/21 Science The cloak-and-dagger tale behind this year’s most anticipated result in particle physics The measures that g-2 experimenters are taking to ensure they don’t fool themselves into claiming a false discovery are the stuff of spy novels.
US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs 10/08/24 Kimberly Hickok Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.
01/29/15 Real scientists borrow ‘Big Bang’ costumes Parkas from The Big Bang Theory recently wound up in Greenland on an actual scientific expedition.
01/27/15 Of symmetries, the strong force and Helen Quinn Scientist Helen Quinn has had a significant impact on the field of theoretical physics.
01/22/15 DECam’s nearby discoveries The Dark Energy Camera does more than its name would lead you to believe.
01/20/15 How to build your own particle detector Make a cloud chamber and watch fundamental particles zip through your living room!
01/13/15 Dark horse of the dark matter hunt Dark matter might be made up of a type of particle not many scientists are looking for: the axion.
01/12/15 Mirror, mirror After more than six years of grinding and polishing, the first-ever dual-surface mirror for a major telescope is complete.
01/08/15 Transition edge sensors An update to technology more than a century old might be key to making the next big discovery in particle physics.